BELARUS VS SOUTH SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH SUDAN		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,418	15	1,086	+ 6,331
HIV/AIDS	2	5,920	42	167	+ 5,753
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,437	57	13	+ 5,424
Malaria	4	3,995	76	0	+ 3,995
Birth Trauma	5	3,897	52	25	+ 3,872
Low Birth Weight	6	3,246	47	64	+ 3,181
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,039	19	722	+ 2,317
Tuberculosis	8	2,820	37	269	+ 2,552
Stroke	9	2,649	2	16,393	- 13,744
Coronary Heart Disease	10	2,191	1	53,186	- 50,995
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,511	41	202	+ 1,309
Liver Disease	12	1,364	8	2,078	- 714
Meningitis	13	1,331	50	36	+ 1,295
Malnutrition	14	1,241	53	22	+ 1,220
Violence	15	1,185	38	255	+ 930
Maternal Conditions	16	1,137	60	2	+ 1,135
Diabetes Mellitus	17	981	30	373	+ 609
Other Injuries	18	903	14	1,099	- 196
Hypertension	19	846	31	367	+ 478
Kidney Disease	20	816	26	480	+ 336
Leishmaniasis	21	752	78	0	+ 752
Tetanus	22	701	64	0	+ 701
Lung Disease	23	668	7	2,208	- 1,540
Pertussis	24	586	65	0	+ 586
Cervical Cancer	25	569	34	303	+ 266
Breast Cancer	26	519	12	1,230	- 711
War	27	459	59	3	+ 456
Asthma	28	439	44	122	+ 318
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	406	3	3,530	- 3,124
Drownings	30	349	24	543	- 195
Oesophagus Cancer	31	326	25	493	- 167
Fires	32	324	22	620	- 296
Suicide	33	318	9	2,004	- 1,686
Lymphomas	34	316	20	672	- 356
Prostate Cancer	35	306	17	936	- 630
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	269	5	2,886	- 2,617
Syphilis	37	263	63	1	+ 262
Liver Cancer	38	259	32	363	- 104
Measles	39	250	68	0	+ 250
Leukemia	40	235	23	554	- 319
Falls	41	202	16	952	- 750
Poisonings	42	194	33	311	- 118
Oral Cancer	43	194	18	901	- 707
Stomach Cancer	44	180	10	1,690	- 1,510
Inflammatory/Heart	45	162	11	1,361	- 1,199
Endocrine Disorders	46	143	43	141	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	47	141	27	429	- 288
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	139	40	235	- 96
Lung Cancers	49	123	4	2,950	- 2,827
Epilepsy	50	114	45	116	- 2
Skin Cancers	51	95	36	272	- 177
Parkinson's Disease	52	93	21	621	- 528
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	91	39	239	- 149
Pancreas Cancer	54	81	13	1,171	- 1,089
Skin Disease	55	73	51	31	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	56	66	35	295	- 230
Hepatitis B	57	57	56	14	+ 44
Schistosomiasis	58	54	74	0	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	59	52	58	5	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	60	49	28	391	- 341
Appendicitis	61	49	54	20	+ 29
Alcohol	62	40	6	2,761	- 2,721
Drug Use	63	25	29	389	- 364
Encephalitis	64	24	46	93	- 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	12	55	15	- 3
Other Neoplasms	66	10	48	52	- 42
Diphtheria	67	9	67	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	68	8	70	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	69	8	62	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	4	66	0	+ 4
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	77	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	72	3	49	42	- 39
Chlamydia	73	1	61	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

South Sudan

Belarus

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.